The French Gratitude Train Cartoons

7144-138Four separate cartoons that are
covered by a sheet of clear rigid plastic and framed with red
fabric tape. The artist's name, Beatrice Mallet, appears on the
front of each picture.

The first picture is of a little
girl in a regional costume carrying a basket of mussels walking
on a dock with a lighthouse, beach, and sail in the background.
Underneath the cartoon it says:
"A la pêche aux moules Je ne veux plus aller, Maman"
[Going fishing for mussels I no longer want to go, Mama].
Written in ink on the back it says: "Dress of the Country
of Sables d'Olonne (Atlantic Coast) oysters' fishers."

The second picture is of a pair
of children engaged in marketplace negotiations about the sale
of a fowl. Underneath the cartoon it says:
"Pas possiblenon, ma chère. Il m'a couté plus
que ça, Patatipatatta" [Not possibleno, my dear.
It cost me more than that, Patatipatata..]
Written on the back it says: "Dress of Britain" [Brittany]

The third picture is of two children
in Norman costume picking apples. Underneath the cartoon it says:
"Vive le cidre de Normandie. Rien ne fait sauter comme ça!"
[Hooray for the cider of Normandie. Nothing makes you dance like
that!]
Written on the back it says: "Dress of Normandy"

The fourth picture is of a child
knitting in front of a mountain scene. Underneath the cartoon
it says:
"Que j'aime à respirer l'air pur de nos montagnes"
[How I love to breathe the pure air of our mountains].
Written on the back it says: "Dress of Normandy"